Smoothing-iron



F. c. ADAMES.

Sad Iron.

'No. 9,241. Patented Sent. '7, 1852.

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UNITED SATES PATENT OFFICE.

FEDERAL O. ADAMS, OF ABERDEEN, OHIO.

SMOOTHING-IRON.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 9,241, dated September 7, 1852.

0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FEDERAL C. ADAMs, of Aberdeen, in the county ofBrown and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inSmoothing-Irons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a fulland exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

The principal nature of my invention or improvement consists inproviding the inside of the iron with a basket grate, which can be takenout of the main case or separatedfrom it for the purpose of making afire within the grate of charcoal or such combustible matter as may beseen fit at the time, and after it is sufficiently ignited the grate isput within the case for the purpose of heating the iron. The bars thatcompose the grate are attached or cast to the smoothing part of the iron(as will be hereafter shown); the bottom of the inside of the iron ismade with a concave form for the purpose of more effectually heating thecenter by having it thinner in the center.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

Similar letters and figures refer to corresponding part of the improvediron.

Figure 1, is a top view of the iron in a complete state. Fig. 2, is aperspective view of the grate together with the smoothing portion of theiron, Fig. 3, is a longitudinal sectional through the center. Fig. 4, isa transverse sectional view.

. (a, a) represents the case or top portion of the iron, made of sheetiron or such material as best suits.

(b) is the smoke or air flue, furnished with a reversing end or flue(2') for the purpose of directing the air and ashes that may escape fromthe case in any direction desired, up or down to the right or left. Theflue (b) and its mouth (2') can be made in a square or cylindrical form.I do not confine myself to any particular shape or form.

(0 c) is the smoothing portion of the iron, made of cast iron with aconcave form on the inside as is represented at (7 in Order to thin thecenter of the iron for the purpose of heating it sooner and moreeffectually.

(1, 1, 1, 1) represent the bars, or grates which are cast to the bottomor smoothing portion of the iron; there are seventeen of them, includingthose at the corners and at the end of the iron.

The grate is charged with charcoal or other suitable combustion, andignited and when it has burned suflicient so as but little or no smokewill arise from it, the grate (0 c) is placed in the case (a, a) andheld there by means of the three armed catch (f f f) seen in (Fig. 1).The catch works on the center (is) and is moved by the projecting piece(9). There are three of the bars or grates, lettered (m, m, m) at thetop, which are made longer than the rest, and in which there are notchesfiled for the purpose of receiving the catches (f, f, f) which areforced into the notches by means of the spring (5) which works in thecase (6) seen in (Fig. 1). When it is necessary to take the case off ofthe grate the catches are drawn out of the notches by means of the piece(g) and then lifted up which separates the case from thesmoothing-portion of the iron.

(cl) is a fender used for the purpose of protecting the hand from theheat when in the act of ironing. The fender is made fast or supported bymeans of the wire (2) which is fastened to the top of the case.

(6) is the handle made of wood and furnished with iron ends in which aresquare openings (3, 8). The front end of the handle is supported by thecurved piece (39) the top of which is furnished with a square boss tocorrespond with the one in the end of the handle and the back part orend of the handle is supported by a similar boss, that is made fast tothe flue (b).

(4:) is a pin and dovetailed piece put in the top part of the front endof the handle to prevent it from falling down after being placed. Thesquare bosses are used in order to prevent the handle from revolving onits center. In practice the dovetail piece 1),

there to hold the piece in its place in its 2. I claim the concave form(7 in the top present loose state. of the smoothing portion of the iron(0, 0)

What I claim as my improvement, and deall for the purpose set forth.sire to have secured by Letters Patent, is- I FEDERAL C. ADAMS. 5 1. Thebasket grate formed by the bars WVitnesses:

(1, 1, 1, 1) (as mentioned in the speeifica- MARTIN BENSON,

tion.) 7 PETER BELL.

